Microsoft’s Surface headphones were by far the biggest surprise to come out of the company’s big launch event last week, but the company didn’t tell us when they’d actually be available. Now we know: You can pre-order them on November 15, and they’ll be available just four days later, on November 19. I was able to
Read MoreLucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Netflix is in final negotiations to purchase an eight sound stage production studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico, says it will create up to 1,000 jobs per year — – Streaming giant is in final talks for New Mexico facility ABQ — Company to create 1,000 jobs, spend $1 billion on production
Read MoreIt’s proof that small cars can be plenty safe. Diminutive 2018 Kia Rio picks up big safety accolade – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA day after Jodie Whittaker takes on the iconic BBC role in the show’s most watched episode, her sonic-screwdriver-toting Barbie is available to order. Doctor Who earns best ratings in decade, Whittaker gets Barbie doll – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHackers love 3D printers. In fact, they might love them a little too much. We hope know we aren’t be the only ones who couldn’t turn down a good deal on an overseas printer (or two). But when you’re not pumping out plastic boats and other PLA dust collectors, what are you supposed to do
Read MoreDina Temple-Raston / NPR: The tech industry wants federal control over data privacy laws because state frameworks, like California’s new privacy law, are seen as a major threat — New laws in Europe and California are forcing tech companies to protect users’ privacy or risk big fines. The tech industry wants federal control over data
Read MoreGoogle did not notify authorities of the vulnerabilities in Google Plus, which exposed the data of up to 500,000 users. Google Will Shut Down Its Social Network After User Information Was Exposed Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBut the search giant didn’t disclose the vulnerability because it reportedly feared regulatory scrutiny. Google shutting down Google+ after exposing data of up to 500,000 users – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle will close most of its failing social media platform, Google+, after discovering that hundreds of thousands of users potentially had their personal data exposed because of a previously undisclosed software bug. Google for months kept secret a bug that imperiled the personal data of Google+ users Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA software bug prompted Google to announce it will shutter the social platform. How to delete your Google+ account Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe band plays The Hand Of John L. Sullivan, Life Is Good and If I Ever Leave This World Alive — all in the living room of the Xfinity CNET Smart Home. Flogging Molly rocks inaugural CNET Smart Home Sessions concert – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company is in the clear — for now. Google can't be sued over mass iPhone data collection, court rules – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: Facebook’s Portals have support for Alexa, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and Facebook Watch, but there’s no browser or ability to check Facebook or Messages — As Facebook works to contain the fallout from its biggest-ever data breach, the company is introducing a product that will bring a camera and microphone into
Read MoreMicrosoft’s ‘Project xCloud’ game streaming service won’t be available to external testers until 2019. But the company is already running the service on Azure internally. Microsoft is beefing up its Azure bandwidth, video encoding for Project xCloud game streaming Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe last challenge of The Hackaday Prize has just ended. Over the past few months, we’ve gotten a sneak peek at over a thousand amazing projects, from Open Hardware to Human Computer Interfaces. This is a contest, though, and to decide the winner, we’re tapping some of the greats in the hardware world to judge
Read MoreGovernment officials managing dot-gov websites will soon have to use the Google Authenticator app on their smartphones for two-factor verification. The government is rolling out 2-factor authentication for federal agency dot-gov domains Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: Facebook to set up an election task force in India to help distinguish news from propaganda and prevent election-related abuse ahead of 2019 national elections — Facebook is reportedly setting up a task force in India to prevent bad actors from using its platform to influence major national elections in
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Shopify rolls out Fraud Protect for Shopify Payments, to protect online sellers against fraudulent chargebacks, available on an invite-only basis in US — Large e-commerce businesses have systems in place to fight online fraud, but smaller sellers with their own storefronts don’t always have the same advantages. Shopify rolls out Fraud
Read MoreMicrosoft today revealed Project xCloud, a game streaming service that would bring the company’s games to multiple devices, including mobile. xCloud is, essentially, a gaming solution for those who don’t own an Xbox or a game-ready PC. The idea is that you can play the games on any device of your choosing, without having to
Read MoreThe Keyword: In wake of Google+ security incident, Alphabet shuts down Google+ for consumers, debuts more granular Google Account permissions, adds restrictions to Gmail API — Many third-party apps, services and websites build on top of our various services to improve everyone’s phones, working life, and online experience. In wake of Google+ security incident, Alphabet
Read MoreMany of us have experienced the pain that is a Raspberry Pi with a corrupted SD card. I suspect the erase-on-write nature of flash memory is responsible for much of the problem. Regardless of the cause, one solution is to use PXE booting with the Raspberry Pi 3. That’s a fancy way to say we’ll
Read MoreClaire Underwood appears to have very few allies left. House of Cards season 6 trailer teases a violent end for Claire – CNET {$excerpt:n} Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle’s fall hardware event promises to be one of its most jam-packed ever. Pixel 3, new Chromecast, Pixel Slate, Home Hub and more: Everything we expect from the Google event tomorrow – CNET {$excerpt:n} Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter months of rumors and speculation, Intel announced its 9th generation of desktop processors at an event in New York today. It should come as no surprise that Intel is calling it the “world best gaming processor.” There are a few notable changes that help Intel achieve a significant performance boost. Most notably, Intel is
Read MoreHalo, Forza and more Xbox games are coming to phones and tablets through the service. Source: CNet
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